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The Unreturning: An Investigation into the Sanhe Youth

Tian Feng, Lin Kaixuan

An account of young workers around Shenzhen’s Sanhe labor market, tracing daily jobs, cheap lodging, informal trade, disputes, and the pressures shaping their choices.

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6 parts, about 28 minutes to read.

Why read it

  • Follow Sanhe's hiring halls from predawn job calls to the cheap beds, shops and streets that sustain daily workers
  • See how brokers, identity cards and short assignments shape the choices available to young migrants
  • Meet workers whose different paths complicate a single story about Sanhe, from lost documents to gambling and shrinking trade

Who it is for

  • Readers interested in urban migration and temporary work
  • People studying labor brokers and worker protections
  • Listeners who want to understand Sanhe youth

What the summary covers

  1. An observation before a theory3 min
  2. The market's working day4 min
  3. A bed close to the hiring vans3 min
  4. Places that make a day pass6 min
  5. Different people, different routes6 min
  6. Conflicts and possible exits6 min

Recommended by

  • Li PeilinSociologist and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences academician
    有助于我们理解现代化过程艰难复杂的全貌。
  • Liang HongWriter and Renmin University of China professor
    回到经验，回到现场，我们能获得最真实也最有效的理解力。

About the authors

  • Tian FengSociologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
    • 1979年出生于安徽蚌埠。
    • 取得社会学博士学位，研究人口与家庭、青年及社会问题。
    • 本书的田野调查中，他在外围观察并指导林凯玄逐日记录。
  • Lin KaixuanSocial work and social policy researcher
    • 1993年出生于河南商丘。
    • 2019年从中国社会科学院研究生院硕士毕业，研究方向为社会工作和社会政策。
    • 他进入三和参与日常生活，承担近距离的田野观察。

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